Fluid Power Part 1 Hydraulic Principles (Ohio Timed & Monitored)

In Fluid Power Part 1 Hydraulic Principles, you'll learn ...

• Fluid property fundamentals pertinent to the study of hydraulics
• The five (5) basic components of a hydraulic system
• The operation of simple hydraulic fluid applications, including hydraulic jacks and brakes
• Factors to consider when selecting a hydraulic fluid

Overview

To meet the Ohio Board's intent that online courses be "paced" by the provider, a timer will be used to record your study time. You will be unable to access the quiz until the required study time of 200 minutes has been met.

Credit: 4 PDH

Length: 29 pages

Most modern machinery today uses fluid power principles to do work so as to make our lives easier. Think about your car's brakes and how, by stepping on the brake pedal, you apply stopping pressure on the brakes on all four wheels. The ease with which we drive and steer our cars today is because of fluid power.

You see fluid power at automobile service centers lifting the cars so that mechanics can work underneath them, and many elevators are hydraulically-operated using the same technique. There are numerous such applications that rely on fluid power that are obviously very adaptable, but how do they actually work?

This 4 hour course provides an understanding of basic hydraulics principles and presents an overview of fluid power systems.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the behavior of liquids at rest and the factors affecting the transmission of forces through liquids.
• Describe fluid properties, including density, viscosity, flow rate, velocity, temperature, pressure, and head, and explain their relationships.
• Apply Pascal's law to pressure and force relationships in fluid-power systems.
• Explain the behavior of liquids in motion and the factors that affect fluid flow.
• Calculate the pressure, flow, and power required in hydraulic systems.
• Apply Bernoulli's principle and the continuity equation to calculate fluid velocity or flow rate in a specified system.
• Explain the relationship among force, pressure, and head.
• Describe the operation of basic hydraulic components and their application in hydraulic jacks and brakes.
• Identify the fluid-quality requirements for hydraulic systems.
• Explain the safety precautions required when handling potentially hazardous fluids.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.